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b. 1618, 3rd s. of William Ceely of St Ives and Anne, da. of Thomas Penrose of Penrose, Sithney, Cornw.; bro. of Thomas Ceely*. m. (1) 25 Nov. 1638, Joan, da. of Thomas Purefoy of St Ives, 3s.;Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 82. (2) 31 Mar. 1657, Honor, da. of James Grade, and wid. of John Prideaux.C10/59/101; St Ives par. regs. d. aft. 1668.Cornw. RO, G/1471/1.
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maj. (parlian.) forces in Lyme Regis, Dorset bef. July 1645.Sprigge, Anglia Rediviva, 64. Gov. Poltimore, Devon c.1645–6.CSP Dom. 1655–6, p. 308. Capt. militia ft. Cornw. 14 Feb. 1650, by July 1655 – aft.June 1656, Apr. 1660.CSP Dom. 1649–50, p. 521; SP25/77, pp. 867, 890; Mercurius Politicus no. 615 (5–12 Apr. 1660), 1243 (E.182.28).

overseer, St Ives par. Cornw. 1641–2.Cornw. Protestation Returns, 65. Surveyor of customs, Lyme Regis, Dorset 21 Aug. 1643–?CJ iii. 213a. Sub-commr. excise, western division, Cornw. Dec. 1646–25 Dec. 1651.E113/5, unfol.; E351/1298. Sequestrator, Cornw. 28 Feb. 1650.CCC 177. Commr. assessment, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660;A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance… for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). for sequestrations, 27 Oct. 1652.CCC 614. J.p. 13 Sept. 1653–?Mar. 1660.C231/6, p. 266. Judge, relief of poor prisoners, 5 Oct. 1653. Commr. ejecting scandalous ministers, 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. securing peace of commonwealth by Jan. 1656;TSP iv. 451. for public faith, 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–9 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35). militia, 12 Mar. 1660.A. and O.

commr. security of protector, England and Wales 27 Nov. 1656.A. and O.

Parlimentarian
CEELY, Peter (b. 1618), of St Ives, Cornw.
of St Ives, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1640-1660
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CEELY, Peter (b. 1618), of St Ives, Cornw.

Will
not found.
Estates
five-hearth house in St Ives.Cornw. Hearth Tax, 85. Commercial interests, inc. shares in at least six ships;CSP Dom. 1656-7, p. 85. farmer of rectory of Redruth (Mar. 1651-Mar. 1652), tithes of Mevagissey, Cury, Gevoe, Gunwalloe and Gaull and rectory of Sennan (Apr.-Sept. 1653).E113/5, unfol. On second marriage, acquired property in parishes of Gurlyn (St Erth), Godrevy and Tregender, Cornw (sold by 1668).Cornw. RO, G/1471/1; G/107.
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